Inkstand



Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

l FRANK A. WEEKsQorPIlnI'NFIEnD, new JERSEY.

INKSTAND.

Application filed February 20, 1824. Serial No. 694,033.

lToy cz-Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. 'Vnnns, Iacitizen ofthe United States,=and a resident of Plainfield, in the county of Union. and State of `New Jersey, have invented certain :"new and usefullImprovements in Inkstands,

of which the following` is aspecification.

The inkstandv of this invention comprises a glass `base containing an inkwell and having a recess surrounding the upper edge of #the well and sunken into the solid top ysurface ofy the base, and a novel cover for the well comprising a base member adaptedto said recess, tiltablle closu1e-se=1tions hung from said base memberv and Ian upper outer 3`ring member' which is hollow andaencom passes a central circular standar-'d or-elevation `forming 'a part of said base member,`

said ring member Ahaving an open center exposing said closure sections.r l

One purpose of the invention :is to provide-an inkstand ofthe class involved herein. in which the cover portion'is 'ele-` vated above the well and spaced outwardly from the edges thereof and of such construc-v -1 tion that the ce-menting ofthe cover to the base by dried ink is avoided.

`Another purpose of the invention isl to provide adurable and efficient cover construction, and a further purpose .ist-o secure asuperior-action in the ti'ltable c losure'se'ctions by providing anovel vformation of the trunnions connected with said sections. A further. object of the invention is to so construct the cover that the til'table closure sections are kept out of contact with the ink in the well, and at the same time permit of the 4use'of an adequate lsupply of ink in the well.y f

The. invention will be fully understood. from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference. being had tov the accompanying drawings, in which: Figl-isa. plan viewof an in bodving my invention;

Fig, 2` is a. central vert-ical longitudinal section ofthe same, taken `on the dotted line 2l-2 of Fig. 1; 1

Fig. 3 Ais a like view of the same, showing the position given lto the tiltable closure sections by the Aact of dipping a pen into the ink-well Fig. 6L is a vertical transverse section through -the inkstand, taken on the'dotted line 4.-.4 of Fig. 1;

`Figis a top view of the base member of upper finishing ring member, and

Fig. T 1s a` perspective view of the two tiltable closure sections detached from the other parts of the inkstand.

In the drawings 10 designates the glass 'base or body of the inlstand, which base contains an ink-wellll to receive .ink 12 and hasa main flat top surface` S-and a rectangular recess 14 extending around the. upper end of the well 11 and defined by a flat bottom 15 and vertical walls 16. the rear one of/which is rearwardly concaved in the middle portion 1i' thereof. The base 10 may be formed with a forward pen-rack 18.

The cover for the ink-wellv comprises a base member. 19, depending tiltable closure sections .2O supported from said base member` and a. superposed .linishingring member 2l, which isopen at its center and thereat encompasses, while being free of, the upper edges of the closure sections 20.

i The base member 19 has a rectangular lower portion adapted to substantially lill the recess le in the base 10, said lowerxpon tion comprising a vert-ical edge flange 22 snugly, though freely, engaging the vertical walls 16 of said recess and restingupon the aforesaid flatbottom 15, and a fiat table section 23xfrom` whose edges said flange 22 depends and which is disposed somewhat above the plane of the top surface 13 of the' base 10. At itsrear end the table section till the curvature 17 in the rear wall 16 of the'r-ecess 14e. The flange 22 serves to. elevate the ink-.well cover parts over the well so that said parts remain clear of the ink in the well, and also as means in cooperaF tion with the recess 1st, for positioning the cover on the base- 10. Upon .the table section .23 of the base member 19 is formed a circular elevation of substantial height positioned centrally over the ink-well, and this elevati-on 25 has acentral vertical coinn'iodious opening 26 within which the closure sections 2O are-suspended and have their swinging movements toward and from each other.v `Within the upper end of the opening 26 are formed two opposite semi-circular recesses 27, 28 (Fig. 5), adjacent to whose facing ends are formed transverse recesses 29 which serve as bearings for the trun-nions 1 lactosa PATENT ortica..

on the closure sections 20. The walls of the opening 26 below the recesses 27, 28 flare outwardly and downwardly to afford adequate space within which the closure sections 2O may have their movements away from and toward each other.

The closure sections 2O when together form a circular downwardly tapering cupoutline and said sections are of equal size and each has along the outer edges of its upper end an outwardly set semicircular rib 31, the ribs 31 being adapted to enter and seat on the bottom wall of the recesses 27, 28, as shown in Fig. 2. The closure sections 20 at their upper inner facing edges are formed integrally with the aforesaid' trunnions 30, which come together in the bearing recesses 29` and have vertical flat lower matching surfaces 32 and upper outwardly diverging surfaces 33. The eXterior surfaces of the trunnions 30 are rounded to match the concave surfaces at the lower ends of the recesses 29. When the closure sections 20 are in their normal closed position, as'shown in Fig. 2, their facing edges are closed together, the flat surfaces 32 of the trunnions 30 are matched against each other and the ribs 31 are seated in the recesses 27, 28, and said sections automatically remain in this closed condition until disturbed by the introduction of a pen between them, as shown in F ig. 3. The introduction of the pen causes the closure sections 2() to open outwardly from each other at their lower portions and the trunnions on the respective sections to turn in opposite directions in the bearing recesses 29, the fiat surfaces 32 on the trunnions opening outwardly and the fulcrum points of the trunnions being on the angle lines between the surfaces 32, 33 of the trunnions, as shown in Fig. 3; at this time the diverging surfaces 33 close toward each other and their presence, without unduly weakening the trunnions, lowers the bearing points of the trunnions against each other to substantially a transverse center line through the trunnions, whereby a superior turning action of the trunnions in their bearings and a superior movement of the sections 2 0 are secured. f

After the closure sections 20 have been positioned on the base member 19, the ring member 21 is applied upon said base member and cemented thereto so that all the parts of the cover become permanently assembled and may be handled as a unit. The ring member 21 has an open center surrounding the opening 26 in the base member 19, and the central portion of the ring member 21 around its open center curves downwardly and inwardly kand has a flat annular lower edge 34 which seats upon the inner annular portion of the flat top of the elevation 25 and closes the upper ends of the bearing recesses 29, thus confining the trunnions 30 in said recesses and thereby .maintaining the permanent connection of the closure Sections 2O with the other members of the cover. The ring member 21 is hollow and closely encompasses the elevation 25 and the lower edge of the outer annular Wall of said member 21 is flat and bears upon and is cemented to the table section. 23 of the base member 19, the cementing of the ring member to the base member serving to secure all the parts of the covery together as a unit.

The purpose of the curvature 17 in the rearwall 16 and that of the curvature 24 on the base member 19 entering said curvature 17, is to compel the correct application of the cover to the base 10 so that the joint between the closure sections 20 shall be ytransverse of the inkstand. v

The manner of employing the inkstand will be understood without detailed eXplana-x 14 of the base. The recess 14 is an impor.

tant feature of the inkstand, since it permits of the employment of a rectangular basev member 19 supported wholly without the well 11' and spaced from the edge surfaces of the well, danger of the cover being cemented to the base 10 by dried ink being thereby avoided. It should be mentioned that the cover construction is such that the tiltable closure sections are held clear of the inkin the well and are so positioned that an adequate supply of ink in the well is permitted.

The construction as a whole is one of special efficiency and good appearance.`

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: f

1. An inkstand comprising a base having roo encompassing said elevated portion and at the lower edge of its sides engaging said base member and at its upper portion being extended over and engaging the top of said elevated vportion around the opening therein and closing the upper ends of said recesses.

2. An inkstand as claimed in claim 1, in which said base member has 'a depending edge flange to fit the side walls of said recess and engage the bottom of the recess outwardlyfrom the well, a table portion and said elevated .portion extending upwardly therefrom, and in which the sides of said ring member seat on said table portion.

3. An inkstand as claimed in claim 1, in which said recess is rectangular and sunken into the flat top or' the glass base, and in which said base-member is rectangular and fits said recess and comprises a table-section and `said elevated portion arising from the central part thereof, and in which said ringmember is circular and has the lower edges of its sides seated on said table-section.

4. An inkstand as claimed in claim 1, in which the pairs of trunnions on said closure sections have facing surfaces which are flat on their lower matching portions and divergent on their upper portions, whereby said sections on their opening and closing movements turn on the anglelines separating said flat and divergent portions of the trunnions. e

5. An inkstand as claimed in claim l, in which said recess is rectangular and sunken into the flat top of the glass base, and in which said base-member is rectangular and has a depending edge flange to lit the side Walls of said recess and engage the bottom of the recess outwardly from the well, a tablesection and said elevated portion arising from the central part thereof, and in which said ring-member is circular and has the lower edges of its sides seated on said tablesection.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York. this th day of February A. D. 1924.

FRANK A. VEEKS. 

